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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain respond to the drum playing that took place for the audience of the ceremony for the princess?
(a) He could not hear it well enough.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He did not understand it.
(d) He did not appreciate it.

2. What caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?
(a) A river.
(b) Hawaii's people.
(c) Hawaii's barbaric past.
(d) A statue.

3. Which one of the following describes Paulet's demands on Hawaii after hearing Charlton's story?
(a) Sensible.
(b) Detailed.
(c) Vague.
(d) Ridiculous.

4. What made up the waterfall that Twain observed in the city of refuge in chapter 22?
(a) Mud.
(b) Water.
(c) Lava.
(d) Rocks.

5. As Twain reports in chapter 15, how long was the crew of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet, adrift at sea?
(a) Forty three days.
(b) Thirty five days.
(c) Twenty three days.
(d) Fifty five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?

2. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?

3. What happened when Twain initially tried to envision the vicious murder of Captain Cook?

4. How many days had passed before the captain of the Hornet ordered the lifeboats to be separated in order to increase their chances of being spotted?

5. How much regular order of business did Twain write that the Hawaiian legislature seemed to have in chapter 13?

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